Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] a major [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In June , regular services began from South Shore to Bispham , which became a major terminal of the Promenade cars as it is to this day . |
| 2 | We concluded this chapter by discussing another aspect of language comprehension which forms a major part of pragmatic processing , namely the way in which understanding of what is spoken or written often involves going beyond an interpretation of what is explicitly stated . |
| 3 | As in scene six , Anderson withholds information but there are important differences in his reasons for doing so here which implicate a major change of attitude . |
| 4 | Grammars of Latin and German were assembled by scholars , plus biographies ( which formed a major part of medieval literature ) and works of history . |
| 5 | Apart from the Parkhurst riot of 1969 , disturbances were comparatively infrequent in British prisons until the year of 1972 , which saw a major wave of rooftop demon-strations in many prisons . |
| 6 | In the summer of 1935 , George Pateman resigned following his appointment as Assistant Secretary to the Cambridge University Board of Extra-Mural Studies — a major surprise to many in the District and which precipitated a major re-casting of the District 's policies and priorities . |
| 7 | This stimulus lasted until the Finance Act of 1973 which introduced a major revision of the system of corporation tax . |
| 8 | Pat Gaffney , general secretary of Pax Christi , spoke in Manchester about the arms trade , which provides a major source of income for this country and provides employment directly or indirectly in a whole range of ways . |